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Even Cyclone himself couldn't believe he would respond to Hilmirya so directly.

Maybe it was empathy, or perhaps a form of self-rebellion.

Can love change everything?

Cyclone believed that was true.

However, Cyclone couldn't change Yuna.

"You're wrong."

As if asserting his own opinion, Cyclone repeated it.

In the past few days, Cyclone had been contemplating.

No longer the naive teenager he once was, he had to face the harshest reality of the world and understand what "love" truly meant.

With Little Dragon and Eileen, Cyclone knew he had to face reality and understood that it was a fortunate dream.

By chance, Cyclone had the opportunity to become a hero, a hero who belonged only to them, the protagonists of a story.

When they were in trouble, he happened to be there, and he was able to lend a helping hand.

All this luck didn't come from love, it was just pure luck for Cyclone.

In the end, through this stroke of luck, Cyclone obtained their love.

Cyclone really liked these two girls, and he loved them deeply.

He wanted them to be free from the pain they had once faced and, with his own strength, give them eternal happiness.

That was the love Cyclone wanted to give them.

Yes, if Cyclone ignored Yuna and focused solely on loving Little Dragon and Eileen, it would already be a happy and fulfilled life, a life that countless men dreamed of.

But just because of this reason, could Cyclone ignore Yuna?

For the sake of Little Dragon and Eileen, theoretically, Cyclone should forget about Yuna and reject his promiscuous behavior.

But would that be Cyclone's love?

Is that me... Cyclone Theodore?

It was the same for Yuna, Cyclone wanted to do the same for her.

But...

He had thought about it a lot, but in the end, he didn't have many answers for Hilmirya.

She might not understand, but this was Cyclone's final conclusion, and this was also his love.

"Love can change everything, it sounds right. But it's wrong."

"Wrong?"

"First of all, no one loves you."

As if hitting Hilmirya's sore spot, Cyclone gave a cold smile.

"No one loves you, and that won't change from the beginning."

Cyclone chuckled softly.

"The so-called change is just an action."

Cyclone stared directly at Hilmirya.

"And love is one of the feelings of a person, a will, a... dream-like purpose."

Cyclone looked into Hilmirya's eyes and spoke his answer with utmost sincerity.

"So..."

Cyclone touched his own head, feeling that his words weren't enough to express his thoughts.

"It's not because love can change everything... it's because of love... that people want to change everything... Ha~"

Cyclone forced a smile and suddenly realized he didn't know what he was saying.

"Well, well... I mean, if you just keep thinking without doing anything, nothing will change, right?"

Cyclone paused.

"Just think about it, if you don't even want to change yourself, how can you expect others to change and love you? Isn't that right?"

"Well... well..."

Without realizing it, Hilmirya answered.

"Are you saying... that I should change myself?"

"Hmm... for example, if you can successfully lose weight, then I'll marry you."

"..."

Cyclone's sudden remark scared Hilmirya.

"..."

In a daze, Cyclone found himself at a loss for words, even though he was just joking.

"Are you... not joking?"

For some reason, when Hilmirya asked this, Cyclone felt that he couldn't continue joking.

"Who am I? I am Allen's hero, that's who I am!"

Feeling played, Hilmirya got up and left.

But before leaving, Hilmirya stopped for a moment, without turning around, and softly asked a question.

"And... what about you? Have you ever tried to change for love?"

Cyclone didn't answer. Even after Hilmirya left, Cyclone still didn't answer her.

And in the end, Cyclone finished a hearty dinner, replenished his energy, and it was time to hit the road.

Standing under the moonlight, Cyclone began to contemplate quietly.

"To change... huh..."